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BRIEFING MINUTES
DECEMBER 19, 2006
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday,
December 19, 2006, at 5 P.M., in the South Wing Conference Room, of the Iredell County
Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Chairman Marvin Norman
Vice Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Steve Johnson
Ken Robertson
Godfrey Williams
STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Deputy County Manager Susan
Blumenstein, Assistant County Manager Tracy Jackson, EMS Director David Cloer, Inspections
Director Lynn Niblock, Health Director Donna Campbell, Tax Administrator Bill Doolittle,
Solid Waste Director David Lambert, Purchasing Agent Dean Lail, Acting Planning Director
Steve Warren, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Norman.
STRATEGIC PLANNING PROJECT UPDATE AND SUMMARY FROM
GERALD WEXELBAUM OF STRATEGIC PLANNING ASSOCIATES,_ INC:
Wexelbaum pointed out that the strategic plan was for the community and not for county
government. He reminded the board members that, initially, five members (Johnathan Byers,
Bill Newell, Vaughn Sprinkle, Cecil Stallard, Jane Testerman) were appointed, and these
individuals selected the other members. He said seven core values for the county were
identified by the group, and these were:
•Good moral base
ohnportance of education
*Public safety and health
*Support for agriculture
*Environmental sensitivity
*Encouragement of business and commerce
*Cultural enrichment
Wexelbaum continued his presentation by describing 34 improvement strategies for the
following topic areas (1) Land Use/Environmental (2) Economic Vitality (3) Transportation (4)
Collaborative Government (5) Education/Culture/Recreation (6) Comprehensive Health Care and
(7) Public Safety.
Mr. Wexelbaum commended the committee's 24 members and said they desired to
remain as a standing committee with a chairman and a county staff person serving as a
coordinator. He said the group would periodically evaluate and update the plan, plus assist in
getting all accountable organizations to implement the suggestions.
County Manager Mashburn said the plan would be presented in more detail at the
February Planning Session, and endorsement would eventually be requested.
Commissioner Robertson mentioned that under education, there was a strategy to
"benchmark other communities to identify an action plan for programs and funding." He asked
what communities might be used, and expressed concern that Charlotte or Mecklenburg County
might be used as a model.
Wexelbaum said the community was outside of Atlanta, Georgia.
Commissioner Johnson expressed concern about the transportation goal. Johnson said
he supported transportation; however, when "alternative transportation methods" were
mentioned this usually meant Iight rail. He said light rail was expensive, and it didn't